Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 436)

Chapter 15 Advanced edit features 436
Use the Lane inspector
You use the Lane inspector to change the parameters of the selected lane. The most important
parameters are Status and First Data Byte. The Status parameter sets the event type for the
selected lane. The First Data Byte parameter (shown as “Number” in the image) sets the value for
the chosen event type. The appearance of the First Data Byte parameter changes when different
event types are chosen.
First Data Byte checkbox
and pop-up menu
Name a lane
The name of the selected lane is shown beside the disclosure triangle in the inspector. This is
mirrored in the Name column in the Step Editor.
m Select the name to open a text field, enter a name, then press Return.
Note: If you define a named MIDI controller, or a note from a mapped instrument in the Status
and First Data Byte parameter lines, the relevant name is automatically shown. Changing a note
name in the inspector also alters the corresponding note name in the mapped instrument.
Delay or advance all steps on the selected lane
The inspector’s Delay parameter is very useful for drum programming (flams, for example), as
only individual event types or note numbers are affected. It’s also useful for tightening up or
sliding notes in a region, without resorting to quantization.
m Set the Delay parameter to the value you want to use.
Position changes are immediately reflected by the steps in the lane. New events (inserted when a
grid was active) are offset from the grid positions by the Delay parameter value.
Tip: In general, you should transmit controller data slightly before or after note events, to
improve the timing of notes. In other words, place controllers before (use a negative delay value)
the grid positions of the notes lying exactly on the grid positions.
Change the length of new steps
m Drag the Length parameter values vertically to change the length of events (this primarily
applies to note events) to be added, measured in divisions (the left number), and ticks (the right
number).
You should avoid the use of small tick values because many MIDI devices do not respond quickly
enough when note on/note off messages are sent in quick succession, resulting in no note
being heard.